Broom-bridle.



No. 765,235. PATENTED JULY 19, 1904.

H. L. FERRIS.

BROOM BRIDLE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 8, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY L. FERRIS, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A'SSIGNOR TO HUNT, HELM, FERRIS & COMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BROOM-BRIDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,235, dated July 19, 1904. Application filed April 8, 1904. Serial No. 202,139. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. FERRIs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Bridles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in broom-bridles; and its object is to produce a device of this class which shall have certain advantages which will appear more fully and ,at large in the course of this specification.

To this end my invention consists in certain novel features which are clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the aforesaid drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a broom having my improved device in place, and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of my improved device alone.

Referring to the drawings, A A are two vertical members, preferably composed of sheet metal, adapted to lie on opposite sides of the lower end of a broom, as illustrated in Fig. 1. These two members are connected at their upper ends by curved links B B, adapted to surround the handle of the broom and securethe upper ends of the members A in place with comparative rigidity. To the lower end of each of the members A is secured a transverse member C, each of which is perforated at its ends for the passage of a cord D. A bolt E passes through the two members A near their middle, this bolt being provided with a nut e on one end, which can'be removed to allow v the removal and replacement of the said bolt.

In practice the links B are slipped over the handle of the broom and slid down to the bottom. The cords D are then brought to any desired degree of tightness about the lower end of the broom, securing the lower end of the bridle in place, and the bolt E is then passed through the broom and the members A. By this means the bridle is secured at two points to the stiff portions of the broom, and thereby enabled to furnish a yielding support to the lower or more limber ends of the splints. This support is afforded both in the plane of the broom and at right angles thereto, and it should be noticed that in the latter case both of the members are active regardless of which Way the broom is bent.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of this construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore do not intend to limit myself to the specific form herein shown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a device of'the class described, the combination with two sheet-metal vertical members, A, of links, B, secured to the upper ends thereof and adapted to clasp the lower end of the handle of a broom, transverse members, O, secured to the lower end. of the members, B, a cord adapted to secure said transverse members to the lower end of the broom and a bolt, E, passing through said vertical members and adapted toengage with the bristles of the broom near the stitching.

In witness whereof I have signed the above application for Letters Patent, at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, this 25th day of March, A. D. 1904.

HENRY L. FERRIS. 

